close up in rear, lost ground 4 out, plugged on, never on terms
chased leaders, in rear but in touch at 5th, went 3rd after 3 out, pushed along home turn, mistake 2 out and plugged on same pace
made virtually all, not fluent 12th, faced challenge after 3 out, joined 2 out, led narrowly last, stayed on gamely, always doing enough
close up in rear, raced in 3rd at 4th, hit 12th, lost position after 3 out, well beaten when blundered last
prominent, pressed leader after 3 out, disputed lead 2 out, headed narrowly last, ridden run-in and always held
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TOM CREEN continues to climb the ratings after landing an impressive four of his eight starts over fences. All four have come at Sedgefield, but he did run really well here in April when a close-up second. The ground is a possible concern, but he scored on good ground between the flags and gets the vote. William Cody rates a major danger as he backed up a strong first season over fences with an excellent reappearance run at Wetherby this month. The remainder all have some fair form in the book, whilst also having a question mark or two against their chance, but Mylesfromwicklow showed plenty of promise over hurdles without getting his head in front and looks the sort to progress as a chaser. He is shortlisted along with Maclaine, who makes his seasonal reappearance.
Maclaine 5-1 (11-8) Led until 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led before next, joined and not fluent last, headed and not pace of winner inside final 150 yards, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind King Alexander (11-8) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Family Business (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Handy, lost position and pushed along before 12th, soon beaten, 9th of 10, dist behind Galop De Chasse (11-3) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Mylesfromwicklow (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Held up off the pace in rear, never dangerous, 6th of 11, dist behind Equinus (11-3) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Zestful Hope (FR) 17-2 (12-0) Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 13, dist behind Pepe Le Moko (11-1) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
William Cody 6-1 (10-13) Handy, pressed leader 4 out, mistake 3 out and ridden 2 lengths behind, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 13, 2l behind The Edgar Wallace (12-0) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Generous Day (IRE) 22-1 (11-2) Close up, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 13l behind General Medrano (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Tom Creen (IRE) Evensfav (12-0) Chased leader until 11th, handy 3rd, went 2nd again turning in, 2 lengths down last, stayed on well run-in, led final 100 yards, won going away, won at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Zuckerberg (11-3) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
